March 28, 2024

Catfish Still Problem in Chesapeake

catfish

Wet, Wet, Wet times brought catfish downriver with the lower salinity to the point that they have become a dominant species. Catfish dominance became obvious in 2018, still the wettest year on record for the Chesapeake Bay watershed, its impacts still affecting the rivers today. Now 2022 has clocked in as the third wettest year on record in Maryland, suggesting the trend is likely to continue.

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SoMD 2030 Aims to Get Students Into STEM Jobs

SoMD 2030

The SoMD 2030 workforce initiative is seeking companies that want to host high school apprentices and/or college interns.

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Science Fair Winners to Be Honored

Science Fair

The Patuxent Partnership and the International Council on Systems Engineering will host the St. Mary’s County Science & Engineering special awards reception honoring the student TPP and INCOSE award winners. The reception will be held 5:30 to 7pm February 15, 2023.

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TPP to Host Science, Engineering Award Reception

Science

The Patuxent Partnership and the local chapter of International Council on Systems Engineering will host the St. Mary’s County Science & Engineering special awards reception honoring the student TPP and INCOSE award winners. The reception will be held 5:30 to 7pm February 15, 2023, in Lexington Park, MD.

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Can Soft Shell Clams Revive Aquaculture?

Fifty years ago, soft shell clams were so plentiful in the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay that we used them for fish bait or sold them when we could for about $2 per basket. Today, they’re rare as hen’s teeth, and Morgan State University scientists hope to help make soft shell clams a viable aquaculture product, boosting the shellfish industry.

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Navy Alliance Seeking New Members

Naval Aviation

The Southern Maryland Navy Alliance is looking to expand its membership.

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New Clinic Opens at Lex Park Health Hub

Mural

A Greater Baden Medical Services primary health care clinic has opened at the St. Mary’s County Health Hub at 21625 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park.

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Letter: St. Mary’s Dems Criticize Delegation Decision on Bond Authority for YMCA

Feasibility Study YMCA

In an open letter, the St. Mary’s Democratic Central Committee expresses frustration over the county’s Annapolis delegation’s refusal to forward for state approval $15 million in bond authority for the construction of a YMCA in the county.

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TPP: Learn About Paid STEM Internships

STEM

The Patuxent Partnership will present SoMD 2030, a workforce development initiative, at 8:30am January 31. Learn about paid internships for summer 2023, the Tech Jobs Rule apprentice program, and other ways to get engaged as the region increases its STEM pipeline.

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Special Hunt Day for Vets, Military, Youth

Hunt Day

Maryland’s youth hunters, veterans, and military personnel will be afforded a unique opportunity to experience Maryland’s tradition of waterfowl hunting Feb. 4, 2023.  

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